Possible capital appreciation in bull, bear, inclining, declining and directionless markets due to flexible market correlation and beta, with long exposure (expected capital appreciation when a market inclines) and short exposure (expected capital appreciation when a market declines) as well as exposure to positively and negatively correlated assets (assets expected to appreciate and depreciate in same market conditions).

Absolute instead of relative benchmark objectives, avoiding justification of poor or negative performance because it is higher or less negative than the performance of a market or an index.

Transparency due to incentive to create credibility.

Capital preservation, investment risk moderation and accountability due to co-investment by principal, family and friends.